3. Brainstorming

3 Brainstorming A science fair? I never heard of a science fair. "Will there be cotton candy at the science fair?" asked Ryan. "No," said the Snowman. "Will there be rides?" asked Alexia. "No." "Can we win stuffed animals?" I asked. "No."

3头脑风暴科学博览会？ 我从没听说过科学博览会。 “科学展览会上有棉花糖吗？”瑞恩问。 “不，”雪人说。“会有游乐设施吗？”阿丽克西娅问。 “没有。”“我们能赢毛绒玩具吗？”我问。 “没有。”

What?! The science fair sounded like a science unfair to me. "Booooooooo!" Everybody was booing and hooting and hollering and freaking out. Mr. Docker held up his hand and made a V with his fingers. That's the victory peace sign. It means "shut up." "The science fair is going to be fun!" the Snowman told us. "Each of you can do an experiment, just like a real scientist." "Kids can't be scientists," somebody yelled. "Sure they can!" replied the Snowman. "You can conduct experiments in chemistry, physics, biology, and engineering using everyday objects you have around your house. Each of you will do a project." Wait. I think he just said the P word. "Project" is a horrible word because it means work. It means cutting and pasting

什么? !科学博览会对我来说是不公平的科学。 “Booooooooo !”每个人都在嘘声，大喊大叫，吓坏了。 多克先生举起手，用手指做了个V形。 那是胜利的和平手势。 意思是“闭嘴”。雪人告诉我们：“科学展览将会很有趣！” “你们每个人都可以做实验，就像一个真正的科学家一样。” “孩子不可能成为科学家，”有人喊道。 “当然可以！”雪人回答。 “你可以用家里的日常用品进行化学、物理、生物和工程实验。 你们每个人做一个项目。” 等待。我想他刚刚说了脏话。 “项目”是个可怕的词，因为它的意思是工作。 它意味着剪切和粘贴

and drawing and gluing and folding and stapling stuff. I'd rather fall into quicksand than do a project. I'd rather get attacked by a porcupine than do a project. I'd rather go to school on the weekend than do a project. "Will there be prizes for the best project?" asked Andrea, who will do anything as long as she might win a prize so she can show that she's better than everybody else. "Yes!" said the Snowman. "The student with the best science project will win a year's pass to the city science museum, and they will also receive a year's supply of Porky's Pork Sausages." "Yay!" everybody started cheering. I don't like museums very much, but Porky's Pork Sausages are the best pork sausages.

画画，粘合，折叠，装订东西。 我宁愿陷入流沙也不愿做项目。 我宁愿被豪猪袭击也不愿做项目。 我宁愿周末去上学也不愿做作业。 “最好的项目会有奖吗？”安德里亚问，她愿意做任何事，只要她能得奖，这样她就能证明她比其他人都好。 “是的！”雪人说。“科学项目表现最好的学生将赢得市科学博物馆一年的入场券，他们还将获得一年的猪肉香肠。” “耶！”每个人都欢呼起来。 我不太喜欢博物馆，但是波奇的猪肉香肠是最好的猪肉香肠。

"Oooh, I hope I win!" said Little Miss Perfect as we filed out of the all-porpoise room. "Me too!" said Emily, who always agrees with everything Andrea says. When we got back to class, Mr. Cooper passed out. I mean, he passed out paper and pencils. He told us to start taking notes and

“哦，我希望我能赢！”当我们鱼贯走出全是海豚的房间时，小完美小姐说。 “我也是！”艾米丽说，她总是同意安德里亚说的每句话。 当我们回到教室时，库珀先生昏倒了。 我是说，他发了纸和铅笔。 他让我们开始做笔记

brainstorming about science fair ideas. Brainstorming is when you have a storm in your brain, so it has the perfect name. "I need to use the restroom," he said. "I'll be back in a few minutes to see how you're making out." "Ugh, gross!" we all shouted. As soon as Mr. Cooper left, Ryan, Michael, Neil, and I snapped into action. We got up on our chairs and shook our butts at the class. "Boys!" Andrea said, rolling her eyes. "While you waste your time acting like dumbheads, I'm going to get to work so I can win the science fair contest." I really didn't care about winning the science fair contest. I just wanted to make sure that Andrea didn't win. So I sat back down and tried to think of a cool science fair project. "We should blow something up," I

对科学博览会的想法进行头脑风暴。 头脑风暴是当你的大脑中有风暴时，所以它有一个完美的名字。 “我要上厕所，”他说。 “我过几分钟就回来，看看你过得怎么样。” “啊，恶心！”我们都叫道。 库珀先生一走，瑞安、迈克尔、尼尔和我就立即行动起来。 我们站在椅子上，在课堂上摇着屁股。 “男孩!”安德烈说，翻白眼。 “当你们像傻瓜一样浪费时间的时候，我要去工作了，这样我就能赢得科学竞赛了。” 我真的不在乎在科学竞赛中获胜。 我只是想确保安德里亚不会赢。 于是我坐下来，试着想出一个很酷的科学展览项目。 “我们应该炸点东西，”我说

suggested. "Scientists are always blowing stuff up." "Blowing things up is not science," said Little Miss Party Pooper. "Science is all about inventing new, useful things and building things that make life easier for people." Hmmm. Inventing things. That got all of us thinking. "I'm going to invent a solar-powered skateboard," said Alexia. "The top will be covered with solar panels." "That's a cool idea," I said.* "I'm going to invent an electric chicken chucker," said Ryan. "What does a chicken chucker do?" asked Neil. "It chucks chickens," Ryan replied. I don't know why chucking chickens would make anybody's life easier. It sure wouldn't make a chicken's easier. But in my

建议。“科学家总是在搞爆炸。” “把东西炸掉不是科学，”派对清扫小姐说。 “科学就是发明新的、有用的东西，让人们的生活更轻松。” 嗯。发明的东西。这引起了我们所有人的思考。 “我要发明一种太阳能滑板，”亚历克西亚说。 “顶部将覆盖太阳能电池板。” “这是个很酷的主意，”我说。“我要发明一种电动扔鸡器，”瑞恩说。 尼尔问：“扔鸡是做什么的？” “它会扔小鸡，”瑞恩回答。 我不明白为什么扔鸡会让任何人的生活更轻松。 这肯定不会让鸡更容易吃。 但在我的